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- DOCUMENT:Q100346 21-JUN-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :INF: Cross Platform Network Printing with Windows NT
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- A Windows NT print server must have Intel x86, MIPS, and Alpha drivers
- installed if machines from different hardware platforms will be using
- it. Printer drivers are platform specific.
-
- For example, if you are running an x86 machine and printing to a MIPS
- print server with only MIPS printer drivers, Windows NT will request
- that you install an x86-based printer driver in order to complete the
- print job.
-
- When a print job is issued from the client machine, a local printer
- driver will be used if available. If no local printer driver is
- available, the x86 driver from the print server will be used. The
- driver image will be copied in memory to the local machine, which will
- compose the journal file through GDI32.DLL. The journal file is then
- sent to the server spooler that manages the print job.
-
- Installing Non-Native Drivers on a Windows NT Server
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-
- 1. From the non-native (to the print server) machine, log on with an
- account that has administrative privileges on the print server.
-
- 2. Start Print Manager and choose Server Viewer.
-
- 3. Select the server you want to install drivers on.
-
- 4. Available printers will be displayed. For each printer you want to
- install non-native drivers, do the following:
-
- a. Select the target printer.
-
- b. Choose Printer Properties and OK.
-
- You will be prompted for the location of the printer drivers. The
- drivers can be on the local machine or the print server. They will
- be installed on the print server and will be available to anyone
- connected to the print server with the same hardware platform.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
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